| Retaliation Against Employees for Exercising Rights under National Labor Relations Act |
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| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) guarantees certain rights to employees. Under the NLRA, these protected activities, as they are called, include: More... |
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| Campaign Procedures Under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
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| Act Campaign Procedures) More... |
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| Non-Agricultural Child Labor Restrictions under |
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| the Fair Labor Standards Act) More... |
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| Hatch Act for State and Local Employees |
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| Prompted by a concern that public employees might try to use the power of their offices to influence elections, Congress passed the Hatch Act in 1939. The Hatch Act limits the political activities of certain federal, state, and local employees. It does not, however, prevent these employees from participating in the political process. Congress made amendments to the Hatch Act in 1993 which broadened the types of political activities in which public employees may participate. This article summarizes the Hatch Act's application to employees of state and local governments. More... |
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| ADEA |
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| Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age against persons 40 years of age or older. Congress had determined that older workers were finding themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment or to acquire new employment after losing a job. The Act, which applies to employers with 20 or more employees, was designed to remedy this problem. More... |
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